Question

A puppy weighs 2.8 pounds at birth and gained about 0.5 pounds per week. A kitten weighs 1.4 pounds at birth and gains about 1.2 pounds per week. In how many weeks will the weight of the kitten be no less than the weight of the puppy?

Answer 1

The weight of the kitten will be no less than the weight of the puppy in 1.4 + 1.2x ≥ 2.8 + 0.5x week.

What is Inequality?

Statement of an order relationship—greater than, greater than or equal to, less than, or less than or equal to—between two numbers or algebraic expressions.

Given:

A puppy weighs 2.8 pounds at birth and gained about 0.5 pounds per week.

A kitten weighs 1.4 pounds at birth and gains about 1.2 pounds per week.

puppy: 2.8 + 0.5x

Kitten: 1.4 + 1.2x

As, kitten is no less than puppy.

Kitten ≥ puppy

1.4 + 1.2x ≥ 2.8 + 0.5x

hence, the weight of the kitten will be no less than the weight of the puppy in 1.4 + 1.2x ≥ 2.8 + 0.5x week.

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